# 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 11th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Manchester, England from 19 to 26 August 2007.
The Netherlands won its third title by defeating the defending champions Spain 3–2 in the final. Belgium won its first-ever medal by defeating Germany 4–3.
The top three teams qualified directly for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The other teams qualified for the qualification tournaments for the Summer Olympics.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| Host | Host | Host | 1 | England |
| 28 August – 4 September 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Championship | Leipzig, Germany | 5 | Belgium France Germany Netherlands Spain |
| 11–17 September 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Rome, Italy | 2 | Czech Republic Ireland |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Results
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | England (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 | Pool C |
* 19 August 2007 10:00
| Germany | 5–0 | Czech Republic |
| Weß 9', 48' Zeller 22' Nevado 37', 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* 19 August 2007 12:00
| England | 2–2 | Belgium |
| Daly 26' Middleton 67' | Report | Dohmen 31' Vandeweghe 46' |
* Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
* 20 August 2007 17:00
| Germany | 2–2 | Belgium |
| Witthaus 10' Zeller 18' | Report | Vandeweghe 33' Dohmen 66' |
* Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 20 August 2007 19:00
| England | 7–0 | Czech Republic |
| Middleton 7', 51' R. Mantell 18', 21', 44' Daly 45' Jones 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Juan Manuel Requena (ESP) Marc Knülle (FRA)
* 22 August 2007 15:00
| Czech Republic | 0–6 | Belgium |
| | Report | Dohmen 1', 62' Gucassoff 8', 66' Luycx 32' Vandeweghe 55' |
* Umpires: Marc Knulle (FRA) Ged Curran (SCO)
* 22 August 2007 19:00
| England | 0–3 | Germany |
| | Report | Witthaus 3', 31' Montag 45' |
* Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Pool C |
* 19 August 2007 14:00
| Spain | 1–1 | Ireland |
| Ribas 43' | Report | Gleghorne 2' |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Ged Curran (SCO)
* 19 August 2007 16:00
| Netherlands | 8–3 | France |
| Taekema 9', 10', 26', 43', 59' Brouwer 20', 58' Bouwens 65' | Report | Jean-Jean 32' Genestet 47' Verrier 63' |
* Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
* 21 August 2007 09:00
| Spain | 6–0 | France |
| Ribas 20', 67', 70' Sojo 24' Tubau 30' Amat 32' | Report | |
* Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 21 August 2007 11:00
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Ireland |
| Taekema 16' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Ged Curran (SCO)
* 22 August 2007 13:00
| France | 1–0 | Ireland |
| Soyez 10' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Rob ten Cate (NED)
* 22 August 2007 17:00
| Spain | 2–4 | Netherlands |
| Ribas 6' Amat 42' | Report | De Nooijer 2' Taekema 24', 47' Weusthof 35' |
* Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Christian Blasch (GER)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 5 | England (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | |
| 6 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 4 | EuroHockey Nations Trophy |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | EuroHockey Nations Trophy |
* 24 August 2007 12:00
| England | 1–1 | Ireland |
| Tindall 15' | Report | Jermyn 12' |
* Umpires: Juan Manuel Raquena (ESP) Marc Knülle (FRA)
* 24 August 2007 14:00
| France | 3–0 | Czech Republic |
| Durchon 15' Gouedard Comte 49' Genestet 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* 26 August 2007 09:00
| Czech Republic | 0–10 | Ireland |
| | Report | Gleghorne 3', 68' Jermyn 11', 19', 41' Magee 24' Maguire 35' Barbour 60', 70' Shaw 63' |
* Umpires: Marc Knūlle (FRA) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
* 26 August 2007 11:00
| England | 7–0 | France |
| Jackson 14', 28', 65' S. Mantell 23' R. Mantell 38' Clarke 57' Wilson 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Juan Manuel Raquena (ESP)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 24 August | 24 August |
| Netherlands | 7 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 26 August | 26 August |
| Belgium | 2 | 26 August | 26 August |
| Belgium | 2 | Netherlands | 3 |
| 24 August | 24 August | | Netherlands | 3 |
| 24 August | 24 August | Spain | 2 |
| Germany | 3 (2) | Spain | 2 |
| Spain (p.s.) | 3 (4) | | |
| Spain (p.s.) | 3 (4) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 August | 26 August |
| | | Belgium | 4 |
| | | Germany | 3 |

#### Semi-finals

* 24 August 2007 16:00
| Netherlands | 7–2 | Belgium |
| Taekema 14', 19', 47', 50', 51', 63' Weusthof 29' | Report | Vandeweghe 12' Van den Balck 39' |
* Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 24 August 2007 18:30
| Germany | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
| Zeller 7', 65' Nevado 19' | Report | Ribas 2', 58' Alegre 60' |
| Penalties |||
| C. Zeller Weß Meinert P. Zeller | 2–4 | Alegre Enrique Amat Tubau |
* Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

### Third and fourth place

* 26 August 2007 13:00
| Belgium | 4–3 | Germany |
| De Saedeleer 42' Vandeweghe 43' Dekeyser 62' Truyens 70' | Report | Witte 33' Witthaus 40' Meinert 65' |
* Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) John Wright (RSA)

### Final

* 26 August 2007 15:30
| Netherlands | 3–2 | Spain |
| Brouwer 5' Taekema 35', 57' | Report | Lainz 52' Tubau 64' |
* Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Christian Blasch (GER)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
| | Netherlands | Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics |
| | Spain | Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics |
| | Belgium | Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 4 | Germany | |
| 5 | England (H) | |
| 6 | France | |
| 7 | Ireland | Relegation to the Nations Trophy |
| 8 | Czech Republic | Relegation to the Nations Trophy |
(H) Host.

### Awards

| Topscorer | Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Fair Play Award |
| Taeke Taekema | Robert van der Horst | Guus Vogels | Ireland |